CVE-2015-2541

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 19.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2015-09-09 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 through 11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site, aka "Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-2485 and CVE-2015-2491.

Affected products

Microsoft Internet Explorer 11: 9, 10, 11

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76583
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033487
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-428
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-094
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76583
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033487
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-428
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-094

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